SOUSA, J. C. V.; ROCHA, R. B; SANTOS, R. V.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5483756678604913; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4977906490343751; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1608606664245127; SOUSA, Jéssica de Castro Vidal.; ROCHA, Rafaela Brito.; SANTOS, Rômulo Viana dos.
Abstract:
Introduction: Diabetes represents a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders characterized
by a persistent hyperglycemia, and It is currently classified in Diabetes Mellitus type 1
(DM1), Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2), other specific types of DM and gestational DM and
It could be associated with medical problems, serious social and psychological comorbidities.
Depression is a mental disorder of heterogeneous clinical picture, presenting emotional and
cognitive components. The chance of occurrence of depressive symptoms are twice as high
among patients with diabetes , which is associated with lower quality in self-care , reducing
rates of adherence to medication and non-medication treatment , inefficiency in controlling
the blood sugar , the greater number of complications diabetes, reduced physical and mental
ability , besides the increase in mortality rates Objective: Evaluate the relationship between
depression and patients with diabetes and the impact of the association of these diseases in the
management and prognosis of these individuals Methodology: It is an integrative review
method of literature, using the descriptors diabetes, depression, adult, review, diabetic,
depressão, adultos, revisão. The consulted databases were PubMed, SciELO and CAPES,
articles from the past 13 years were selected and those non-related directly to the theme were
excluded. Results: The selected seven articles with good evidence level were analyzed.
Evidence showed that patients with DM have more than twice as many chances of having
depression when compared to non-diabetic patients. It was also noticed that depressive
patients have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and a heavier consumption of anti-
depressants by diabetic patients. Discussion: The coexistence of the two diseases worsen the
prognosis of each of them, requiring strategies of early diagnosis of the conditions for the
adequate approach.